T'ai Chi Ch'uan
is an internal, ancient martial art - focusing on slow, soft movements
that promote dynamic energy and cultivate inward focus. When you learn this art from the standpoint of health and healing, it
is called T'ai Chi; when it is studied with an emphasis on self-defence,
T'ai Chi becomes T'ai Chi Ch'uan.

More about T'ai Chi

Easy to learn and enjoyable to perform, T'ai Chi is a wonderful form
of exercise which can be practised by anyone regardless of age or physical
ability. Based upon observations of animals, T'ai Chi movements alternate
between slow and quick, gentle and firm, rising and sinking, contracting and
expanding. These continually spiraling, coiling, flowing movements train
both body and mind in balance, coordination and control. Besides raising
energy levels, regular practice of T'ai Chi speeds up recovery from illness
and injury, lessens the need for sleep and reduces the tendency to become sick.

T'ai Chi is the highest form of martial art. A
tiny force can move mountains: T'ai Chi is based on
that principle. A force of four ounces can topple a weight of one thousand
pounds. T'ai Chi derives its strength from Silk Reeling, the force
generated from circular motion. Just as a cyclone
is dramatically more powerful than a steady wind, so the circular movements
of T'ai Chi conceal formidable force. Its results can be measured in
terms of good health, happiness, longevity and inner peace.

The main purpose in studying T'ai Chi is to come
into harmony with the universe, first, for our own inner growth and
secondarily, to help others to grow.